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, .., • „ , . . leg this decree into effea. Thcugh it .- is necessary this anniversary may return for many years to come, therefore determined, with tlte consent of the gar that these.arms be put into the hands of the profess- for our satisfaCtion and happiness. . ' risen, and in conformity with the order which he ed sohliers, yet the Government earnestly desires that . i On the same day, at fifty-six minutes after mine had received, to leave the place, and put him self in individuals of every description will endeavour to . in the e v en i ng , a sub terraneous ,noise was heard, arm themselves with fowling-piecee, or such arms as - 1 which was follwed by two successive shocks of an motion on the 13th inst. taking with him some fa are not considered military, as; in the unprecedented 1 earthquake, which lasted two or three.seconds, and . miles which wished to follow him, in order to reco:- sod glorious .war in whi - Ch we are engaged, alt ought , appeared to proceed in the, direction from west ve - r from the fatigues and infirmities occasioned by to arm in the common defence; an d ever y citizen ,to . to east. the siege. The enemy having contraeted his position become a ,Soldier of his country. . . DECLA R ATION OF WAR BY SPAIN AGAINST DENMARK. ' ' , GRANADA, PCT. 6 ,-- The follo w io ar- intelligence ; around the place, it became impossible for the Colonel is extraeled from a .paper printed at Itubielos, by ROYAL. DECREE. . .1 to steal through the. French Posts. He accordingly order of the Superior Junta of Arragon and part of Don Ferdinand VII. by the Grace of G od, Kin g availed himself of the darkness of the night to open a Castile, under the date of the 22d of ,September. of Spain,' &c. &c. and,- in his name, the Supreme ; The sacking of Siguenza has been attended with 1 1 Central .Governing Junta of Spairoand the Indies, passage by main force, and began his march at le the most barbarous cruelty; and continued during 48 Ito my Counsellors of War, Viceroys, and Captains o'clOck at night. The difficulty of executin g his hours, while'in the vicinity of that unfortunate:city,- I -General Of my Armies'and Provinces,. and all other the most unexampled atrocities ,have been every Officers of my Army and Navy, Intendants, Go where committed. At M a belageea ,th e y•burnt 42 ! vernors, and Alcaides of Towns and Fortresses, and Louses . , and hanged a - man in the,public square, after other pershns, of whateYer class, estate, er condition having. dragged' him for - some time at. the -tail of a they may be, in all the Cities, Towns, and Viltages ' Loreto • - of these my . KtngdomS of Spain and the Indies, to : - whom the contents of this my loyal Decree may :. refer, be it known, . that on the 18th of September, ei have sent to the President of my Supreme Council of'War, the following Decree:— , . .. . Spain, elevated in one day to the aummit of glory, which her . valour and magnanimity acquired her, cannot. now, without compromising her honour,. obserVeMUcli loege?with indifference the aggraYat ed and hostile eels of the Danish Geveosinent, for '• 'which that Government carnet p!ead hi justifiea. (ion or excuse to the Court of Spain, the loss of li berty, and the oppression suffered on the part' of 't France. One of the means by which the .French Govern ment took advantage to forward its designs, was to send from Spain a part of the Spanish army, first to Ha:nburgh, and then to Denmark, in which it was evident to ;the Sovereign of'. that kingdom, • andsto the French themselves, in' the war in which, they i were engaged, that the. services which all Europe I has seen (and which were to have been expeEted from the discipline and valour of the Spanish troops) and which were performed with so Much glory, be came an injury to thernselves, of *bleb theloss of so many Men in distant regions is-a Manifest proof. - -"The moment that part of the Spanish army which was in Denmark, got Intelligence of the 'notate re solution Of their Compatriots throwing off the yoke and declaring war against France, they adopted the noble -plan, examples of which are very rare in his tory, and abandoned Denmark, embarking them-- selves to unite with their fellow-citizens in their -own country ; itO tly to succour their brethren, fear less of danger, and to partake in the glory which the others had acquired.s:--a memorable instance of the unanimity and cordiality of sentiment which reigned among Spaniards, even when divided by so immense a distance.---The Marquis of Rornana, who com manded that corps,. not doubting of the valour, the constancy, and patriotism of his soldiers, assisted by the zeal of the Officers and the common sentiment, resolved to withdraw _with the greater p - 1 of his troops, re-uniting them in the Island cl Lange land, from which they were to embark for Spain, by means of the efficacious assistance which was rendered them by the English Navy stationed in those seas. - The delicate proceedings of the Marquis of Ro mano, and his care in avoiding every thing which could be considered as an as of hostility towards the Government 'of Denmark, and in maintaining, on his part, that good harmony Which ha,s subsisted between that Court and his own, declined the in dispensable seizure of some Danish vessels to carry his troops to the fortress of Nyberg, which might have proteaed their escape, and he -requested the English Admiral to carry them across. If Denmark had remained neutral during these events, and had not opposed their flight , nor used force to 'retain that portion' of troops, Spain, constant in her system of delicacy and scrupulousness, would not now have had recourse to strong- rneasnres to wards Denmark, nor would have broken the ties of good. harmony and amity which hate existed for time immemorial between the two nations, but the succeeding events fully prove the ae.,ti%e,part-which 'the King of Denmark, - whether spontaneously or by force, has taken, and continues to take,.M the war between Spain and France. Denmark opposed the retreat of. the Spanish troops from her territories, and if she did not suc ceed, in detainiee, therh, it ought to be attributed more to the bad means tCik en to oppose them, or - to the exertions of the Spanish troops, than to the, will of the Danish Court, which adheres in its system of coalition with France, and blindly obeys, the orders which are diC:tated to it. by the Emperor of France. - . One Hear proof of this is the refusal to receive . a Negociator from Spain in Copenh a g en, .and the declaration of Count Bernstorf, that circumstances did not permit him to maintain 'any correspondence with SII3W/ 'D. Edmund. Bourke, the Minister of Denmark, was at this time iranquii and respeeled. in Madrid, and only departed from that capital,. abandoning his etr.ployni , ,:n6;, to folio - .v the Fretich' in the monih. of July, •1808 ; which proves,. by the most obvious evidelice, his attachment to_France, and his renouncing - all correspondence with Spain. The Declaration coitelOes with the usual Order to' Ships, &c. of Spain, to attack those of Denmark. Our skirmishing patties occupy variou3 points of the province, and continually .hatais ttie. enemy. The Marquis of Atalaguelas is at Sacedon with 800 men, Don Juan Martin, othervk ise known by the aiipellation of Ettipth:iracto, p4rty Sicrro de. _Alto .11ey, and D. AntonioYilloti bas party or 400 men in.Arragon4, This distinguished Commander, a-few days ago, AS a 'COmmissary of the French army, with-a party of the corps de reserve .of Madrid, - was scouring the country, .extorting grain,' hay, and other contribu tions, met the detachment at Perales de Trajunis, and succeeded in taking them prisbn ers, with th eir m s ar and horses, without firing a single shot. in Sionenzan 'titer has heen,intc.trcepted iron, a French °dicer, which weaksoly4s,veat deicat, ex perienced nptheir army in 1544,,,hat0;3 pti Talavera and Almonacid. His regi m ent ; inst., ip_the two s firt:t engagements,. 35 alictrs, and in A(tnoiiacid, more than the. one balc - was lit in the ,field,.. • Froth Castilla Vicja they write that Joseph Buona parte has arrived at Grania, -. and General Bethard at Segovia, With a thousand men.- ' • . It is lately' reported .thAt - a .party of the tuk:my's cavalry, which advanced as far as Bilitiegai has. re tired -w,ith preell:t a tio n to Guadalatavg; trum.which it Set out for Madrid', exaMple the. greater part of the French division has followLd, leaving there' only a 6rnall detachment. Brigalier Don Pedro Villacamtia writes the fol , lowing on the 21st " I have just' received informa tion by my scouts and advanced .guard that the enemy had formed a junCtion this. fawning at Dora a, fur the purpose, no doubt, of retiring.". C I UDAD RODRIGO., OCT. - 20.- 7 , t7enerat .4. . 0 4anes4..e ros was expected last night `,Wi;th . :,his corps at the head quarters of General Tat-names'. • The battle of the day before yesterday was galiant,and would •bare been still more. so, had it been supposed that theaCtion would have taken place during the day.— }Jere it is affirmed with certainty, that Marshal Ney' will be obliged to announce to his Imperial' Master the real state of Spain. The Duke 'of Parque condu&ed himself with much bravery, and spread diSihay and death through the ranks of the enemy. Tnuxtli.to,-OcT.22.—General tguia has his head quarters 31' Santa Helena. They say that the Mar quis De Itomana is at Mancha. LISBdiN, OCT. 26.—We have . this moment seen an authentic letter from Ciudad Rodrigo, of the 1.9111 instant, -which brings the following agre,eable intelligence.' " YeSterday, it one o'clock, the Spanish 'army was attacked by 10,000 kritantly, 1,201) cavalry, and nine piece.kof artillery. About four in the evening, however, the enemy was 6)lllptlied to. make a shameful r.nreal, with ije - -toss' of more than one thousand men in killed and'wetinde, - a 2-pounder, a stated of colours, a number ofinuskets, and several military cheSts." . • The French army was commanded •by General Marchand, and the Spanish by the gallant Duke del Parque. The enemy was pursued as far asSatichon, two leagues from Tarnarnnes. ,The Spanish army remained during the night in their original positions, while the French continued to retreat by 'the way of Salatuanci, where it halted. JUBILEE. Lisnorf, OCT.l27.—Wednesdu the 25th inst. - was the anniversary of the elevation to the throne of Great Britain of the immortal George HI. He has now held for fifty years the: reins of that Go -verncnent, equally respeaable for his wisdom, his power, and his resources. He is the third Monarch, who, in that country, , 'has reached the 50th year of his reign. liovidence has with out doubt, granted him so extended and long a reign, to check and • overcome the Chiefs of a devolution, the most atrocious and most formi dable recorded in the page of history; Chiefs Who, by their perfidy, audacity, and crimes, have subvert ed ti.e greater part of the governments, and have threatened to do the same to the other nations of' Europe. With respea to the latter projea, however, they have deceived themselves, thanks to the tutelary angel of Great Britain, thanks to the immortal George the Third, who by his powertul armies, his vast re sources, and those extensive triiAtis he possesses, has called With The gratitude an d Operation of the na tions he has succoured against the lawless and infa-; Won; attempts ot France. The popitioos, the btilliant 'day, was celebrated . in this capital.py a salute from. the castle, and all the ships of war in the harbour, 'which for that purpose were decked with their various colours and streamers. Their i2..,Nceilencies the Governors, and tiie 'Set-Teta sies ot .the Government of 'this. liingdoin, their Ex cellencies Nhirsltals Wellesley Beresford, arid . . . .ether persous ot otstinaton , Littled at - the house :A his Excellency Mr. Villiers, iNitniste.r Plenipoten tiary of Insßritannic Majesty, who has so endeared himself to the Portuguese by his probity, his talents, and by his peculiar attachment to our nation.. In the evening they all repaired to, the Theatre of S. (srlos,whete a splendid eulogium was pronounced on his Britannic Majesty,. and the battle ot Yituiera, represented in a ballet. They afterwards repaired to the National Theatre, where, among other things, was recited, with the greatest enthnsiasin and ap " plause, the tamous hymn of " God'save the King, translated into Portuguese. Portttgal, and all Europe, offer up their vows that movement with the necessary order,. in a bro. ground, suggested to him Ihe bold idea of effigting it in the plain, although the enemy's force was much concentrated in that oluarter,and although all the pas-, ses were occupied by numerous detachments of caval-.. ry.'The extraordinary boldness of the enterprise struck the enemy with surprise, and our gallant troops bore down every attempt to resist. General CHOUAii , who commanded one of the French corps, surprised, fled naked, and left a rich booty behind; which, 'hoWeVer, our brave troops, convinced of the neces sity of gaining as much distance a's they possibly could, left, nntouclred. The guides, mistaking several timesohe road, the colur n. wandered in various dire lions, but this circumstance, which might have, occasioned the-total defeatofless valiant troops, served only to throw additional lustre on this brilliant enter prise, because our troops moving continually in close order, spread. terror and confusion through the enemy's posts, killed from 200 to 250, and took several firisoners. At break of day OTONNEL reached St. Coloma , and was immediately attacked by 2000 foot and 200 horse, who pursued his corps; but they were received in such a manner by his gallant troops, who occupied that post under the orders-of Colonel MIL/km, that he speedily retreated to his .carap.--' The Supreme Central Junta heard that extraordinary allievernent with infinite satisfaaien, promoted Co lonel OTONNE4 to the rank of Major-General, and ordered the Commander in Chief, General BLAKE, to propose suitable rewards for the whole division, which so eminently covered itself with glory, and deserved so well of their country on that memorable day. , Intelligence received from the head-quarters in, Santa Cruz, of the 15th inst. states, that the fol lowing corps, commanded by Don JUAN XrmErms, has taken from the enemy, in Segovia, 80 quintals of gold and plate, chiefly stolen from cong l ats and churches, and sent them to Seville. Our light par ties spread over the greatest part of Spain, harass th,e enemy in every direaion, and laugh at his, taunted superiority in tactics by moving off, whenever: they fin,d themselves attacked by double their force. The Archbishop of Mexico' having been appoint-, - • ed Viceroy of New Spain, has' declared to .the Su ' prerne Central Junta, In . his answer, ,dated Mexico, July 17, 1808, that he cedes all his income, as. Viceroy, to the Junta, to_ b!.-. employed for the be nefit of his Majesty, EER . DINAND VII. . . from the Lisbon Diary of oa. 27. On the 25th of this month, at .50',minutes past nine o'clock at night, the shock of an earthquake was felt. The people of this city, who have not forgot fen the fatal catastrophe of the Ist of Novem.. • bar 17:35, were greatly alarmed, and with reason. It lasted but an instant., r and did no damage. Some persons say, th4t they felt another about two . the next morning;, but this is not generally believed, as fear will- sometimes produce that effect on the imagination. , . PRICE OF STOCKS ~ THIS DAY AT TWELVE O ' CLO CK. Consols ----- - 7ak 1 , . , . P T 1-1 E S UN. , SOLEM QUIS Dltilftt FALSUM AUDSAT? LONDON, SATURPAY, NOVEMBER 11, iSOQ. We had yesterday the stisfaetion of announcing to our Readers, that' the Spanish Army, under the command of the Duke DEL PARQUE, had obtained a victory over the French near Salamanca'. The fol lowing are the official details which have reached us upon the subjeti SEVILLE, Ocr. 24.—The Captain-General of Old Castile, Duke del Pargne, addresses from Ta marnes, under date of the 113;11 inst. that he was attacked by to,ooo foot, and 1,200 horse, sup ported by 9 pieces of ordnance, aboul ope o'clock in the a f ter noon, and at four o'clock the enemy nor of Almeid. was .completeiy defraied, and put to it . shameful Most Illustrious and Most Excellent Senor; route, with the loss of upwards of 1,000 men, in' `` Though I have already received several letters killed, wounded, and prisoners, one 12-potinder, from your Excellency, the important business with one pair of colours, a number of muskets, and seve x:‘,Thich I i am occupied has hitherto prevented the from ral ammunition carts were also taken. Our loss has replying to their contents. Knowing, however, how been uncommonly trifling, General . BA . LLASi"EIiO 6 much your Excellency is interested in the good caUse was to join the Duke on the fo ll o w ing da y . k which we defend, and in the success of the army 0cT.,27.--The salad division which, under the under My command, I hasten to inform you, tha t orders of Colonel O'DoN NELL, Cmamander of the re. having been attacked yesterday morning in the gitnent of Altonia, entered Geluna the 26th of last heights above Tarnames, by the army formerly under month, and opened , the way to the convoy, was Marshal Ney,ibut now, commanded by Gen. March no longer necessary in the place, and caused a . and, Consisting of 10,000 infantry, 1200 cavalry, and a useless consumption. of provisions. The Colonel i Copy 'of a Letter from his Excellency the Duke del Parque to his Excellency William Cox, Gover• 14 pieces of artillery, that brit ia:;t corps was thrice re, pulsed, after obstinate attacks on the right and left of my position. The enemy has in consequence lost more than 1000 men in killed, wounded, and pri soners ; one twelve pounder, with three caissons of ammunition -; one standard, a number of_ horses, great number - 'of muskets; and also a considerable part-of the military chests. The enemy were thus cempelled to make a most - precipitate, and shameful retreat; the 'ground . being •covered with the dead bodies, the carriages and arms which they left be. hind them. They passed part of the night at Matilla, four leagues hence, and during the remainder of the night Continued their. march towards Salamanca, in order to recover from their confusion. I. believe Ithey will slot be eager to attack me again. ilia! now take such measures, that the division Of 'General Ballasteros, which ought tO join me to-. day, ni'ay be relieved, and I am persuaded that this operation will be successfully accomplished. Our loss was remarkably small, as happens ~always to trObpkwhich rout their enemy; but, small as it is, it touChes my heart very sensibly. - - I make ,thiS communication to Your Excellency,tor your satisfac-. tion, as well as for that of your government, and ali those Who take an interest in the good fortune of this army and in the honourable cause which it defends. " I have the honbur to be, &c. - The Duke DEL PARQUE CASTRILLOI:: ,":1-feid , quarters at Tainames,`• 06t. 19." The Governor of Almeida transmitted an account of the. vidory to Oporto and Lisbon,. where it was published in Bulletins, a copy of one of which we have obtained, BULLp.TIN EXTRAORDINARY. " We lose no time in communicating to the pub lie the agreeable intelligenCe contained in the fol lowing extrad of a letter addresSed to his Excellency the Governor at Qporto I have the pleasure to acquaint you that ad ac tion has been fought between the Spanish army un der the Duke del Parque, and a body of French troops +Midi 'had advanced from Salamanca, under the command of General Marchand, which terminated in favour of the Spanish .arms. This affair took place at Tatnawes, or its vicinity. I have not yet received the details'. It, is said that the French lost 'in killed and wounded about 'l9OO men, and the SpaniA•rds only 150. The enemy also lost atwelve-pounder , , their colours, and three, hundred stand of arms• The-Spaniards retook, at the point of the bayonet, six pieces of artillery which they had lost in the . morning of the day. 'The French, alter to'' getio9, retired to Salamanca. I know not wile.' ther the whole of the army of the Duke Del Parque was engaged,. I am, informed French were 10,000, infantry, 1200 cavalry, n' dA had nine pieces of artillery. On the day folloWing th . e'action, the Duke Was reinforced by General steroswith 70.00 men. In great haste, I remain , (Signed) " WILLIAM Cox. 1 The other intelligence in these Papers is of a sa.' tisfa6tory nature; the Spaniards seem to pursue with spirit the harassing system of wartarewhich they havo adopted, ancltheir attacks are in general attended with success, We are strongly induced to hope, trom soule articles which appear in these Papers, that we have obtained a decided naval advantage.in the Meditei' ranean. The 'Sev)lle Paper of the 14th states, that an : obstinate action has taken place on the Marseilleg coast, between the Brash and French fleets, in which the latter were defeated with the loss of siic ships of war,: and. all the Convoy ; the British, it isiadded, lost tour ships. Another article troth Seville, dated He - 17th ult. states, that a Cap tain who had arrived from Majorca, broug4t an.account that the English fleet had armed there with the French convoy. These aCCOUPIN; ate strongly confirmo by a Gentleman who left Rotterdam on Tuesday last. He says, that tw-o sespeCtable mqv Cantile houses in that City had received letters (I'o l their Correspondents in Paris, in which it was stated that Lord COLLINGWOOD had intercepted a largP convoy which had sailed from Toulon for the relict 'of nareelOna; that the whole convoY was taken, and that two sail of the line and a irigate'llad been drivefl on shore and destroyed. We stated some days 4 0 , • that Lord CoLLINGWOoII was iu dally expectation 0 1 Lhe,sailing of the Toulon fleet, and that he had made every possible arrangement for intercepting theol , We cannot, therefore, avoid indulging sanguine c , ‘" pe . 6latiOns of very faVourable, intelligence irom that I quarter: This morning a ,Gottenburgh Mail arrived. TO following is the. only article it contains GOTTENBURGII, Nov. 3.—General D'ADLS PABRE arrived here late on Wednesday evening."' The-purport of his visit is said to be respecting the shutting of the ports, and that he'will remain her e : to sce the order put in execution, which is deletoa.l to the 15th, instead of the 12th inst. On Sunday next the peace concluded bettyO